<p>I was put into AP Statistics this year as a sophomore instead of Gifted Accelerated Integrated Precalculus. What this means is that I’ll take Precalc as a junior and AP Calc BC as a senior. If I was put in Gifted Precalc as a sophomore, I would’ve taken Calc BC as a junior and done dual enrollment with Georgia Tech and taken Calc 2 and Calc 3 in one year. My 9th grade teacher didn’t think I would make it into the Ga Tech program, so she put me in the schedule I’m in now. Will this hurt my chances into getting into UCB?</p>
<p>It won’t have much of an effect if you can do well in whatever class you’re put in, as long as your schedule is reasonably rigorous.</p>
<p>Also, how do you know if a class is UC approved? I want to know if that Gifted precalculus is approved.</p>
<p><a href=“A-G Policy Resource Guide”>A-G Policy Resource Guide;
<p>My school doesn’t show up. Do they not show Georgia high schools?</p>
<p>I don’t think it’ll have much impact on your chances</p>
<p>they only show California schools - because the schools must file paperwork and be audited before a class is approved for one of the categories, which schools in state do but it does not happen with OOS. </p>
<p>You would have to look at the guidance on the doorways sight which describes what they look for to certify a class in each of the categories, then make a reasonable judgement about the class at your local HS. For example, a trig class in your high school is pretty certain to be accepted as a category “c” class and that is how you would self-designate it. The precalculus, if it is not an alternative to the usual geo, trig, alg courses at most high schools but an additional class that has those as pre-reqs, is considered a fourth year or higher of cat C. [University</a> of California - a-g Guide](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/math_reqs.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/math_reqs.html)</p>
<p>Taking college classes and earning high grades while still in HS does give an edge to an application, but it doesn’t need to be at Tech nor just as part of an arranged program. You could register at any community college and take one or two classes to show ability and work ethic. Simply doing well on the classes in HS is still the top priority; don’t take college classes if it will pull down your HS gpa.</p>